January 2017 Newsletter • Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, ELCA • Madison and Verona

In This Issue

Pastors Letter 2

Prayer Page 5

Calendar with Gospel 6, 7

Children & Youth 8, 9

Worship Arts 10

Service Opportunities 11

Worship Times 12

Phone, FAX, Email 12

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GOOD SHEPHERD ANNUAL MEETING

SUNDAY, JANUARY 2912:00 pm Central Campus

All Good Shepherd members are invited to

our Annual Meeting in Peterson Hall.

See upcoming bulletin inserts for more details.

The 2016 Annual Report will be available at

both campuses in January

or online at gslcwi.com.

COMING IN FEBRUARY

AHPP at Good Shepherd

and in the Community

Alan Halverson

Parson’s Project (AHPP)

is excited to announce

that we will again

be performing a

Valentine’s Day 80’s

concert on

February 18, 2017.

See page 10 for more info.

Growth

Pastor Chris Enstad

It’s a new year and my gym is once again full (so I’ve heard) as yet another set of resolutions

have been made by us to our clothes, our loved ones and ourselves!

The fl ipping of the calendar from one year to the next is an obvious time for us to pause and

refl ect on the year just past and to resolve to make changes as we continue on our life’s

journey into the year ahead.

The church calendar fl ipped to a new year way back in November as we began Advent and

then celebrated Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ. We remember, and rehearse, that blessed event every year because

it marks the time when God intervened within time and history to heal the breach between creation and creator once and

for all.

On the Christian church calendar January 6 marks another very important day. 12 days after Christmas the Church

celebrates Epiphany. This is the day that we mark the revelation of Jesus to the Gentiles; in this case represented by the

Magi who followed the North Star to fi nd Jesus swaddled and lying in a manger. The expansion of God’s covenant from

Israel to the rest of the world began with this visit from strangers from the East. That covenant has since grown and

expanded to include you and me. The season of Epiphany continues until the Sunday before Ash Wednesday which is

known as Transfi guration Sunday.

In earlier times the Church used the occasion of Epiphany to mark the date of Easter on people’s calendars since that

date moves every year according to the cycle of the moon. Before digital watches and Google it was the Church that

announced Easter to the people!

So what does all of this church calendar talk have to do with you and with me?

Brothers and sisters, our lives are directed by so much that it is often hard for us to keep our lives straight. In my

household we have three calendars: one for me, one for Carrie, and one for all four of us! The season of our lives we are

in now I tend to call the season of “hurry” as we run from one obligation to the next… and I’m told that life gets even

faster from here on out!

The liturgical calendar, meaning the calendar of the church year from Advent through Pentecost, is a chance for us to

conform our busy lives to God’s calendar… the rhythm of church life is not meant to be dictatorial but it is an attempt to

help us, as God’s children, to set our lives and our rhythms to the beat of a different drum.

By pausing to give thanks for Jesus’ message to the Gentiles we remember that God’s kingdom is not exclusionary but

expansionist! Likewise, when we gathered around the manger in church, and in our hearts, we remembered that God

comes to us as in the form of a little, infant boy… this not the model we would necessarily choose for the savior of the

world but thankfully salvation has not been left up to us… God has taken care of all of that.

And now, having set our spiritual watches to “God Standard Time” let us go forth this day, and this year, to share that

Good News with the whole world! God is with us, all of us, for each of us.

See you at church,

~ Pastor Chris Enstad

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Call Committee News

The following is a Call Committee update for you. We have

wholeheartedly recommended to the Board of Directors that a

Letter of Call be extended to Pastor Joe Brosious to be on our staff

as an Associate Pastor. We have truly appreciated his ministry with

us as an Interim Pastor, and we are enthused and excited about the

possibility of him being with us for a longer period of time.

Our Committee went through the typical process, but on a fast-track

basis where we met weekly and did “homework” between

meetings. The process included an orientation meeting with

Bishop Froiland, prayer and devotions to know God’s guidance,

preparing and submitting a Ministry Site Profi le, receiving very

helpful comments from congregation members, reviewing the

Rostered Leader profi le for Pastor Joe, interviewing him, and

checking references. After considering what is right for Good

Shepherd at this time, and how Pastor Joe can support us in our

spiritual journey and his interest in doing that, we made our

recommendation as noted above.

We believe Pastor Joe will be well received by our congregation

and staff, and that he will effectively bring us the Word and

Sacraments, spiritual guidance, a focus on outreach, and serve

effectively with our ministry team for leadership on our Vision

and Mission.

Therefore, we brought forth our recommendation to the Church

Board to vote on recommending Pastor Joe to the congregation for

a vote. The vote from the Board was unanimous, with the next step

being for the congregation to vote on the Letter of Call at the

Annual Meeting on January 29. Upon congregational approval,

Pastor Joe will have time to decide on accepting the call. We pray

and hope that with God’s guidance, he will accept our invitation

and serve our congregation with joy and satisfaction.

Thank you for your encouragement and sharing your experiences

with Pastor Joe. They were very helpful to our committee. We look

forward to supporting him in his ministry efforts.

With God’s blessings,

Good Shepherd Call Committee

Dean Nelson, Chair

Gerry Born (resource member)

Deanne Boss

Jim Edgerly

Josh Enslin

Pastor Chris Enstad (Ex-offi cio)

Sara Goldstrand

Linda Zimdars

High School

Adopt-a-Family Fun

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PrimeTimers

Join us in Peterson Hall, Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 12 Noon for our potluck meal. Those whose last name begins: A, B & G bring hotdish E, F & H bring salad C & D bring dessert. If you are assigned to furnish food and unable to attend, please contact Lynne Kroger at lkroger@gslcwi.com or 271-6633x1080. Following are meal, Chief Koval of the Madison Police Department , Presenter “Good News Breaking Out Everywhere.”

PrimeTimers, we are invited to join our friends from St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church CareFree Years to attend “Beauty & The Beast” at the Fireside Theatre in Ft. Atkinson, WI, Sunday, April 2, 2017 for dinner at 3 p.m. We will carpool from Good Shepherd parking lot. Total cost is $68 per person which includes tax and gratuity. Please make checks payable to “Carefree Years” and return to Lynne Kroger by March 1 deadline.

OWLLS All widow/widowers are invited to join us for

lunch, Sunday, January 8, 2017 at the Pancake Café, 6220 Nesbitt Road at 12:15 p.m. Please make your reservation with Lynne Kroger at

lkroger@gslcwi.com or 271-6633 x 1080 by January 5, 2017.

2017 ALTAR FLOWERSYou may begin sponsoring altar fl ower arrangements for

2017 in memory or in honor of loved one, or for special

occasions. You may sign up online through our website

by clicking the “Register Online” box at the bottom of the

page. The Altar Flower charts are located behind the Info

Center at the Madison (Central)

Campus and outside the main offi ce

at the Verona (West) campus. Each

arrangement is $40 and if paying by

check, please make it payable to

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

with a note indicating altar fl owers

in the memo line.

DiscipleshipOrchard Ridge School Snacks

Thank you to everyone who has generously donated snacks

for students at Orchard Ridge. We have received both large

and small donations. The teachers are appreciative of all the

snacks they receive. One member of Good Shepherd ordered

her generous choice of snacks online and had the package

delivered to Good Shepherd. How clever is that?!

A few suggested snacks might be: fruit bars, animal

crackers, Mott’s fruit snacks, pretzels, graham crackers,

Nilla crackers. Monetary donations are also accepted. If

using a check, make it out to Good Shepherd Church and

add OREsnacks to the memo line.

Service

Good Shepherd and Samaritan Counseling Center

Good Shepherd has provided offi ce space for Samaritan

Counseling Center for the past two and a half years at the

Madison Campus. This is an update on how the space has

worked out with a licensed professional onsite part-time.

Good Shepherd pastoral and other staff have made good

use of Linda Pettersen, LCSW, the professional clinical

social worker at the main campus. She has seen both GS

members as well as persons made known to them needing

counseling outside of our church community. These

referrals result in excellent, experienced care. Samaritan is

a State of WI licensed mental health clinic so most people

can use their health insurance to pay for services or make

use of a sliding fee scale.

The offi ce hours are by appointment only and Ms. Pettersen

is available Tuesday through Thursday. Please call the main

Samaritan Offi ce at 663-0763 ext. 100 to talk with support

staff about an appointment at the GS location, insurance, and

fees. Or, leave a message with Linda at 663-0763 ext. 380

and she will call you back. You may also speak with one of

Good Shepherd’s pastoral staff about a referral to Linda.

Here are some of Ms. Pettersen’s areas of expertise: Couples

counseling including non-traditional couples, pre-marriage

counseling, marriage enrichment and divorce prevention,

separation and divorce adjustment, emotional and physical

abuse, physical and emotional disabilities, blended families

(step parenting), mood disorders (anxiety/depression), and

families with adult children with mental illness.

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Baptisms:Claire Margaret Erickson & Emma Belle Erickson, daughters of Jennifer Erickson, Dec. 24, 2016.

Maisie Elizabeth Petroff , daughter of Bradly & Elizabeth Petroff , Dec. 18, 2016.

Annika Helen Schinke, daughter of Adam Schinke & Kristin Kunz, Dec. 18, 2016.

Mason Alexander Toomey, son of Sean & Ashley Toomey, Dec. 25, 2016.

Christian Sympanthy to:Shirley Merrill and family, on the death of her husband, John “Jack” Merrill, November 23, 2016

Leo Schwanz and family on the death of his wife, Marcella Schwanz, November 30, 2016

The family of Dorothea Haug who passed away December 1, 2016

Diane Hughes and family on the death of her father, George Jacobson, December 19, 2016

Kathy Angerman, CancerLarry Benike, father-in-law of Matt & Shannon Brown, melanomaWilliam Bishop, military serving in ChinaAngie Broeckert, sister of Brad Wipperfurth, idiopathic pulmonary fi brosis with recent hospitalizationKim Burke, sister of Randy Reuter, colon cancerSteven Budny, nephew of Susan Koller, brain tumorBill Christenson, CancerGloria Clickner, chronic kidney disease, Stage 5, praying for type B kidney donorBarbara Cushman, complications post brain surgeryJoyce Eisele, brain tumorStan Garnsworthy, brother of Jean Patterson, esophageal cancerConnie Halverson, health problemsPeg Johnson, Uterine cancer

Lari Johnson, Donna Maysack’s sister, Stage 3a colon cancer and breast cancerLeslie Miller, cancerMarianne Miller, step granddaughter of Audrey Converse, cancerKaren Mueller, brain aneurismKristie, friend of Marilyn Sharrow, cancerGinny Mullens, sister/SIL of Eric and Nancy Rasmussen, cancerPeggie, friend of Darcy Wanzong, cancerPhil, friend of Randy Dahlinger, prostrate cancerVirinia Rios, cancer has returned on lungLaura Schurman, lung cancerJodi Steidl, Leukemia, stem cell transplantWendy Springer, frind of Sue Broihan, breast cancerAnne Marie Van Duzor, aggressive breast cancer

Marilyn Werner, rare pulmonary diseaseGreg Wiseman, friend of Michelle Christensen, knee surgery*Lisa Frucht, breast cancer

We pray that God’s love & comfort will surround all those listed on this page.

If you see names on this page that should be removed, or to list someone on the care page, contact CarrieKruzan at ckruzan@gslcwi.com.

If you would like a friend or relative remembered in prayer, contact Prayer Chain Coordinator, Barbara Herbsleb at 271-2119 or submit a prayer request online at gslcwi.com and click “Prayer Requests”

t t t l l l

* denotes new request

Pastoral CareAt this is a time of transition in our church,

we are making every effort to minister to our

members in need. If you, a family member,

or friend are admitted to a hospital,

especially University Hospital, please

contact the church offi ce. Due to patient

confi dentiality, it is diffi cult to obtain timely

information. We want to be available to visit

you in the hospital, pray with you, and help

in any way.

Along with pastoral care, we know that we

are not reaching out to families with new

babies in our congregation. Your church

family at Good Shepherd wants to share

your joy and encourage you at this exciting

point in your spiritual journey as parents.

We also want to give you information about

making plans for your child to be baptized.

Please help us during this time of change

and new Pastors and keep us informed by

calling 271-6633 and leave a message, speak

to Judy or Robyn, or e-mail one of the

pastors or parish nurse.

Hospitality

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Sunday, January 1First Sunday of ChristmasGOSPEL: Matthew 2:13-239:30am–Worship and Church School10:30am–Worship and Church School

Monday, January 29:30am-Frolic Faith & Fun11:45am-Spanish Class5:00pm-Stephen Ministry7:00pm-Joyful Harmony

Tuesday, January 39:00am-Christ Centered Yoga10:00am-Music Well Toddler Class Session 25:00pm-Pre-K Registration Meeting5:30pm-Christ Centered Yoga6:15pm-Gospbells7:15pm-Little Flock7:15pm-Evensong

Wednesday, January 49:00am-Soul Food6:00pm-Grief Class6:30pm-The Hard Sayings of Jesus

Thursday, January 59:00am-Women’s Bible Study9:30am-Clothes Closet10:00am-GSLC Food Pantry4:45pm-New Creation5:00pm-Clothes Closet5:15pm-Flutessence5:30pm-GSLC Food Pantry6:00pm-Choral Bells6:00pm-Upside6:00pm-Joyful Noise6:30pm-Women of Vision7:00pm-Echoes of Grace

Friday, January 66:30am-WIFF

Saturday, January 78:00am-Men’s Bible Study8:00am-Adopting children w/special needs9:00am-Madison Area Job Transition Program3:30pm-Evensong5:00pm-Worship Service5:00pm-5:00 Church School6:30pm-Bhutanese Ministry

Sunday, January 8Baptism of Our LordGOSPEL: Matthew 3:13-177:00am-Choir Warm-up8:15am – Worship8:45am – Glory Be!9:00am – Worship and Church School9:30am – Worship and Church School10:15am-The Hard Sayings of Jesus10:30am – Worship and Church School10:45am – Worship with Young Shepherds12:00pm-Drama Club Potluck3:00pm-Band Rehearsal5:00pm – The Dive6:00pm – “The Deep” Worship

Monday, January 99:00am-Ruth Circle9:30am-Frolic Faith & Fun12:00pm-ACM5:00pm-Stephen Ministry7:00pm-Joyful Harmony

Tuesday, January 109:00am-Christ Centered Yoga10:00am-Music Well Toddler Class Session 25:00pm-Parent Training 5:30pm-Christ Centered Yoga6:15pm-Gospbells6:30pm-Stephen Ministry Training7:15pm-Little Flock7:15pm-Evensong

Wednesday, January 119:00am-Soul Food12:00pm-PrimeTimers6:00pm-Grief Class6:30pm-The Hard Sayings of Jesus

Thursday, January 129:00am-Women’s Bible Study9:30am-Clothes Closet10:00am-GSLC Food Pantry4:45pm-New Creation5:00pm-Clothes Closet5:15pm-Flutessence5:30pm-GSLC Food Pantry6:00pm-Choral Bells6:00pm-Upside6:00pm-Joyful Noise7:00pm-Echoes of Grace7:00pm-Financial Peace University

Friday, January 136:30am-WIFF10:00am-6 weeks until FMSC

Saturday, January 148:00am-Men’s Bible Study8:00am-Adopting children w/special needs1:00pm-Women’s Synodical Board Snow Date3:30pm-Evensong5:00pm-Worship Service5:00pm-5:00 Church School6:30pm-Bhutanese Ministry

Sunday, January 15Second Sunday after EpiphanyGOSPEL: John 1:29-427:00am-Choir Warm-up8:15am – Worship8:45am – Glory Be!9:00am – Worship and Church School9:30am – Worship and Church School10:15am-The Hard Sayings of Jesus10:30am – Worship and Church School10:45am – Worship with Young Shepherds12:00pm-Drama Club 3:00pm-Band Rehearsal5:00pm–The Dive6:00pm–“The Deep” Worship

Monday, January 169:30am-Frolic Faith & Fun12:30pm-Card Making5:00pm-Stephen Ministry6:30pm-Mindfulness Winter Session7:00pm-Joyful Harmony

Tuesday, January 179:00am-Christ Centered Yoga9:30am-Sarah Circle10:00am-Music Well Toddler Class Session 2

5:30pm-Christ Centered Yoga6:15pm-6th Grade Amped-Confi rmation6:15pm-Gospbells7:15pm-Little Flock7:15pm-Evensong

Wednesday, January 189:00am-Soul Food6:00pm-Grief Class6:15pm-7th & 8th Grade Amped- Confi rmation6:30pm-The Hard Sayings of Jesus6:30pm-Witnessing Whiteness

Thursday, January 199:00am-Women’s Bible Study9:30am-Clothes Closet10:00am-GSLC Food Pantry4:45pm-New Creation5:00pm-Clothes Closet5:15pm-Flutessence5:30pm-GSLC Food Pantry6:00pm-Choral Bells6:00pm-Upside6:00pm-Joyful Noise6:30pm-Women of Vision7:00pm-Echoes of Grace7:00pm-Financial Peace University Friday, January 206:30am-WIFF10:00am-5 weeks until FMSC

Saturday, January 218:00am-Men’s Bible Study8:00am-Amped Retreat9:00am-Madison Area Job Transition Program3:30pm-Evensong4:30pm-Bible Workshop #25:00pm-Worship Service5:00pm-5:00 Church School6:30pm-Bhutanese Ministry

Sunday, January 22Third Sunday after EpiphanyGOSPEL: Matthew 4:12-237:00am-Choir Warm-up8:00am-Bible Workshop #28:15am – Worship8:30am-Bible Workshop #28:45am – Glory Be!9:00am – Worship and Church School9:30am – Worship and Church School10:15am-The Hard Sayings of Jesus10:30am – Worship and Church School10:45am – Worship with Young Shepherds12:00pm-Drama Club 3:00pm-Band Rehearsal5:00pm – The Dive5:30pm-Bible Workshop #26:00pm – “The Deep” Worship

Monday, January 239:30am-Frolic Faith & Fun5:00pm-Stephen Ministry6:30pm-Mindfulness Winter Session7:00pm-Joyful Harmony

Tuesday, January 249:00am-Christ Centered Yoga10:00am-Music Well Toddler Class Session 25:15pm-Carol Choir5:30pm-Christ Centered Yoga6:15pm-6th Grade Amped-Confi rmation6:15pm-Gospbells7:15pm-Little Flock7:15pm-Evensong

Madison Campus

Verona Campus Off -site

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Wednesday, January 259:00am-Soul Food6:00pm-Grief Class6:15pm-7th & 8th Grade Amped - Confi rmation6:30pm-The Hard Sayings of Jesus6:30pm-Witnessing Whiteness

Thursday, January 269:00am-LOAVES AND FISHES9:00am-Women’s Bible Study9:30am-Clothes Closet10:00am-GSLC Food Pantry4:45pm-New Creation5:00pm-Clothes Closet5:15pm-Flutessence5:30pm-GSLC Food Pantry6:00pm-Choral Bells6:00pm-Joyful Noise7:00pm-Echoes of Grace7:00pm-Financial Peace University

Friday, January 276:30am-WIFF10:00am-4 weeks until FMSC

Saturday, January 288:00am-Men’s Bible Study3:30pm-Evensong5:00pm-Worship Service5:00pm-5:00 Church School6:30pm-Bhutanese Ministry

Sunday, January 29Fourth Sunday after EpiphanyGOSPEL: Matthew 5:1-127:00am-Choir Warm-up8:15am – Worship8:45am – Glory Be!9:00am – Worship and Church School9:30am – Worship and Church School10:15am-The Hard Sayings of Jesus10:30am – Worship and Church School10:45am – Worship with Young Shepherds12:00pm-Annual Meeting12:00pm-Drama Club 3:00pm-Band Rehearsal5:00pm – The Dive6:00pm – “The Deep” Worship7:00pm-AHPP Band Rehearsal

Monday, January 30 9:30am-Frolic Faith & Fun5:00pm-Stephen Ministry6:30pm-Mindfulness Winter Session7:00pm-Joyful Harmony

Tuesday, January 315:15pm-Carol Choir5:30pm-Christ Centered Yoga6:15pm-6th Grade Amped-Confi rmation6:15pm-Gospbells7:15pm-Little Flock

“Children were sharing the Good News of Jesus’ Birth in

church school classrooms and singing in worship”

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Service

Wigglers in WORSHIP

Is your house feeling a little empty after the Christmas decorations are away and celebrating feels over? Consider celebrating your Wiggler’s Baptism along with Jesus’ Baptism on Jan. 7 and 8. Light your child’s Baptism candle, talk about what happened on the day they were baptized and l ook at photos from the Baptism. Read the story of Jesus’ Baptism in the Spark Story Bible or Matthew 3:13-17 or Mark 1:9-13 or Luke 3:21-22.

Or consider leaving your Christmas stars and a string of Christmas lights out for the month of January. Epiphany is celebrated on Jan. 6 but the season of Epiphany is celebrated in the church until Feb 19. Epiphany celebrates the arrival of the wise men who followed the Christmas star to fi nd Jesus. Read about their journey in in the Spark Story Bible or Matthew 2. Consider making stars with your Wiggler or talking about Jesus being the Light of the World. What does your Baptism candle have to do with Epiphany?

Souper Bowl XVI is Coming Soon

February 4th & 5th

Souper Bowl XVI is coming soon – February 4th & 5th. Souper

Bowl Week will “kick off” at the Deep on January 29th. The

record to beat is 4,091 cans of soup set during

Souper Bowl XV. There will also be “soup

pots” for your monetary donations. All the

soup and money will be given to the Good

Shepherd Food Pantry, the Allied Drive Food

Pantry and the Badger Prairie Needs Network Food Pantry in

Verona. The church school offerings on Souper Bowl Week-end

will also be going to the sthree food pantries.

Soup suggestions preferred by the Pantry coordinators include:

cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, chicken noodle, chicken

with rice, vegetable beef and any of the “chunky” style soups.

Packets of ramen noodles are welcome, but the need for canned

soup is greater. No tomato soup, please.

Thanks for playing in Souper Bowl XVI – February 4th &

February 5th. You are helping to feed God’s children in our

community.

Camps, Camps, Camps!

Need something to look forward to on a cold winter night? Look

no further. Registration for Pine Lake Camp is NOW Opend! Good

Shepherd Week at Pine Lake for Summer 2017 is Sunday, July 23rd

through Friday, July 28th. Registration is open to the public and there

are LIMITED SPOTS, so register ASAP. You will receive a discount

from Crossways for registering early; $10 off a Half Week Camp

and $15 off a Full Week Camp. PLUS, as a Good Shepherd member,

you’ll also receive a $25 Campership for a Half Week of Camp or a

$50 Campership for a Full Week of Camp. Go to

www.crosswayscamps.org and

select REGISTER to reserve

your spot! When you registerplease

indicate that you are a Good

Shepherd member and remember

to leave your Campership

amount unpaid. If you have

questions or need a Camper

Scholarship above the Campership

amount please email Good Shepherd’s

Summer Camp Director, Sarah Key at

inclusionministry@gslcwi.com.

Day Camp information will be coming out in early February.

And with a full slate of camps there will be something for

everyone. Including volunteer opportunities for youth and

adults alike!

3rd, 4th & 5th Grade Bible Workshop #2 The Old Testament Bible Workshop #2

The Old Testament will be offered during all church

services on the weekend of January 21 & 22, 2017.

Workshop #2 is designed to teach the basics of the Old

Testament. Parents are welcome to attend with their child

but are not required. On January 21 & 22, third, fourth and

fi fth grade families that please come directly to Peterson

Hall at Madison Campus or Fellowship Hall at Verona

Campus. Bible Workshop will replace church school

lessons for 3rd, 4th, & 5th graders on this weekend.

Please contact Emily Thomson ethomson@gslcwi.com

or Joanne Zastrow jzastrow@gslcwi.com or call the

church offi ce 271-6633 if you have questions

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Children and Youth Ministry

Church School

Here’s how we’re building our faith in January.

Join us anytime!

Questions? Contact Joanne Zastrow

jzastrow@gslcwi.com 271-6633 AMPED CLASSES begin our classes again

January 10/11th . These evenings are FAMILY nights

so the students need to attend with at least one parent.

We’ll begin at 6:15 and go until about 7:30. This is

a great time for us to re-group as families and a

community and start the year together.

AMPED RETREAT - January 21nd is the AMPED

retreat. This is a required event for all AMPED

students. This is a chance for us to go deeper into some

time of learning, serving, and community building. The

retreats are at West Campus. The boys will meet from

9:00 – 1:30 and the girls from 2:30 – 7:00. Meals and

snacks included. There is no cost for the retreat.

AMPED CALENDAR CHANGE - According to

the AMPED calendar we are scheduled to have class

February 7/8. However we are designating that week as

our service blitz week. This means we will not have our

weekly classes but the kids will be choosing different

ways to serve in our community. More info on what

that could look like will come your way soon!

SUMMER IS COMING (No really it is!)

Look for information to be coming your way about

registering for summer camp opportunities at Pine

Lake and Sugar Creek as well as information on the

parent/child mission trip to Pine Ridge.

First Communion information is being mailed to

families by Jan. 15. Please look for a letter with informa-

tion about Good Shepherd’s First Communion Class option

(3/5/17) and Good Shepherd’s At Home First Communion

option. If you don’t receive a letter or have questions,

please contact Emily Thomson (ethomson@gslcwi.com) at

271-6633.

Week Spark Holy Moly

Jan 7/8Jesus the Word

John 1:10-18

The Boy Teacher

Luke 2:41-50

Jan 14/15

The Lamb of God

John 1:29-42

John the Baptist

Mark 1:-11

Jan 21/22

The Disciples

Matthew 4:12-23, 9:9-

13, 10:1-4

Bible Workshop #2

The Old Testament

Jan 28/29

The Beatitudes

Matthew 5:1-12

Calling Disciples

Luke 5:1-11; 8:1-3

Frolic Faith & Fun Play Group:

Bible story time, crafts, and free play

Mondays 9:30, Madison Campus

Peterson Hall

January 9: God’s House

January 16: Baptism

January 23: Following Jesus

January 30: Blessing Children

Questions? Contact Joanne Zastrow jzastrow@gslcwi.com

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Amped

Senior High

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SENIOR HIGH GATHERINGS

WILL RESUME JANUARY 11th - Meet Kurt and

Ashley at West Campus at 8:00 for hot chocolate,

a fun activity, and a chance to plan what you

would like to do the rest of the year. All senior

high youth are welcome on Wednesday nights!

Friends welcome too!

outh Ministry

Worship Drama MinistrySharing the Gospel through

Dramatic Arts

“What a great story!” “So much fun!” “My heart was moved over and over.” These comments were heard in the lobby following presentations of the Christmas Pageant at our Verona Campus on December 11.

Coming soon: “My Father’s House” on April 2, 2017. Written by our own Cassie Kohrs, it will premiere at the Verona Campus. Everybody is invited to the season kick-off meeting on Sunday, January 8 (12:00 noon at Verona Campus). Rehearsals begin January 15. No experience required. Whether you enjoy being in the spotlight or operating behind the scenes, there is always room for more in Drama Ministry. Check out our Web Page at gslcwi.com (Click on Ministries, then on Drama).

Questions? Anne Meyer sameyer2007@sbcglobal.net

AHPP at Good Shepherd

and in the Community Alan Halverson

Parson’s Project (AHPP) is excited to

announce that we will again be performing

a Valentine’s Day 80’s concert on February

18, 2017. For this event, we are overjoyed

to be part of helping raise money for Feed

My Starving Children (FMSC). For

several years, Good Shepherd has been

very involved with this organization and

it is our great joy to share our gifts to help

provide for those in need. Our hope is

that an organization like FMSC will have

broader appeal

and allow us to

attract

individuals in

the community

to come to the

concert

and learn more

about Good

Shepherd.

Calling all ding-a-lings!

Do you enjoy camaraderie, laughter, and

making pretty music? Good Shepherd

Handbell Ministry is looking for ringers!

Gospbells practice on Tuesdays and play

fourth Sundays.

Choral Bells

practice on Thurs.

and play second

Sundays. A

rudimentary

ability to read

music is helpful.

No experience is

necessary.

Questions? Anne Meyer

sameyer2007@sbcglobal.net

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Reduce my carbon footprint Here’s a suggestion from the Creation Keepers for one of your New Year’s resolutions: Reduce my carbon footprint.

If you are interested in fi nding out how much CO² you, personally, contribute to the atmosphere, there is an easy way to do it. Go to the website CO2gether (https://www.co2gether.org/my_co2/index.htm). CO2gether is a collaborative eff ort between Madison Gas & Electric, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, and the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Sustain-ability and the Global Environment.

As the website states:“… we have worked together to provide web tools to help you: • learn about climate change, • calculate your carbon footprint • learn how to reduce that carbon footprint, • track and journal your eff orts, • discuss these topics and your eff orts with others, • measure the impact you can have working with others in this area.”

The website is geared toward people in South Central Wisconsin and provides a wealth of information on climate change globally and here in Wisconsin, helps you determine your carbon footprint by means of a quick survey, and then gives you step-by-step suggestions on how to get it done by focusing on 1) your Energy Practices, 2) your Renewable Energy Choices, 3) your Transportation Practices, and 4) more Life Choices.

It’s an easy and fun way to work toward reducing your carbon footprint. Give it a try in the New Year!

Baptised Name Baptism Date

Annika Anderson 10-30-16

Drew Appleyard 05-07-16

Breanna Bauer 06-05-16

Avery Bohnhoff 04-10-16

Michael Boyd 09-24-16

Samuel Brenner 10-30-16

Avery Cichon 08-21-16

Adalie Conn 07-10-16

Cadence Daggett 09-25-16

Alivia Deruyter 07-17-16

Kyan Doering 06-05-16

Bella Ely 06-05-16

Mara Fieck 07-10-16

Nathan Hagen 05-15-16

Hayden Harried 04-23-16

William Holmer 08-14-16

Eli Howe 09-18-16

Alice Ives 08-28-16

Grayson Killerlain 03-13-16

Hailey Luchsinger 05-08-16

Leonidas MacDonald 08-14-16

Eli McCarty 07-10-16

Joshua McCarty 07-10-16

Benjamin Mitchell 05-29-16

Hudson Moen 09-25-16

Marguerite Mohr 02-28-16

Jake Molander 09-17-16

Mackenzie Molander 09-17-16

Ryan Molander 09-17-16

Allie Nejedlo 07-03-16

Edward Nelson 10-23-16

Lincoln Noel 06-12-16

Maisie Petroff 12-18-16

Bennet Piller 02-21-16

Jax Ploessl 05-29-16

Eva Podgorski 04-03-16

Adrian Reyna 10-23-16

Samuel Schardt 08-14-16

Annika Schinke 12-18-16

Tucker Short 06-05-16

Max Steinhauer 02-27-16

Grant Stewart 08-07-16

Asher Tieman 11-06-16

Desmond Torvik 11-13-16

Mason Toomey 12-25-16

Landen Thelen 07-09-16

Julianna Vander Zanden 03-06-16

Whitney Vander Zanden 03-06-16

Sawyer Wilcox 07-10-16

Blake Zietlow 10-16-16

Good Shepherd Card Ministry

Interested in crafting Valentines?

Good Shepherd’s Card

Ministry will be meeting on Jan. 16 from

1:00 – 3:00 in the Good Shepherd Room at

the Madison Campus. We will be creating

Valentine’s for our home bound members and

our college bound members. All are welcome

and no card making experience is necessary.

Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers with

no school are welcome to join us. Contact

Emily Thomson ethomson@gslcwi.com or

271-6633 if you have questions.

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Good Shepherd LUTHERAN CHURCH ELCA

Madison Campus 5701 Raymond Rd. Madison, WI 53711-4231 608-271-6633

Verona Campus 7291 County H D Verona, WI 53593 608-845-8955

Fax 608-271-2657 administration@gslcwi.com www.gslcwi.com

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OUR MISSION...We invite and welcome all people to WORSHIP God, GROW in faith

through the holy spirit, and SERVE others in Jesus’ name.

MADISON CAMPUS WORSHIP SERVIES

Saturday 5:00 pmBlended Evening Vespers Service

Sunday 8:15 am & 9:30 amTraditional Service

Sunday 10:45 amPost-modern Serve

VERONA CAMPUS WORSHIP SERVIES

Sunday 9:00 am

Blended Service

Sunday 10:30 amContemporary Service

Sunday 6:00 pmThe Deep - Blended Evening Service

Nursery available each e=worship time at both campuses.

Children’s Church School (Sept-May) available each worship time at 5:00 pm, 9:30 amd at Madison and 9:00, 10:30 am at Verona.

Lead Pastor Chris EnstadPastor Sheryl Erickson

Pastor Dara Schuller-HansonInterim Pastor Joe Brosious

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